Soft matter and liquids Research update LCDs paint a bright future Scientists take the first step towards ‘paintable’ liquid crystal displays
Soft matter and liquids Research update Microscopes move to smaller scales Optical microscopy achieves its highest-ever resolution
Soft matter and liquids Analysis Bubble fusion: fact or fiction? Claims of table-top nuclear fusion have received a hostile reaction Read article: Bubble fusion: fact or fiction?
Soft matter and liquids Research update Fusion-in-a-bubble sparks controversy Evidence of nuclear fusion in a sonoluminescence experiment is dismissed by other scientists Read article: Fusion-in-a-bubble sparks controversy
Soft matter and liquids Research update Micro-jets make designer droplets Electrically tailored drops of liquid could aid drug delivery and food processing Read article: Micro-jets make designer droplets
Soft matter and liquids Research update Sound waves size up sonoluminescence A new technique could help to explain how some imploding bubbles emit light Read article: Sound waves size up sonoluminescence
Ultracold matter Research update Laser tweezers get a grip on DNA Versatile optical technique could play a role in fields from biomechanics to nanotechnology
Transport properties Research update Liquid crystals single out microwaves The technology behind lap-top computer screens branches out into microwave devices
Soft matter and liquids Research update Magnetic polymer makes its debut Scientists develop the first organic magnet from a polymer Read article: Magnetic polymer makes its debut
Transport properties Research update Quickening pulses probe plasma Lasers show that complex `many-body' effects in matter take just femtoseconds to emerge Read article: Quickening pulses probe plasma
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